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After the PMTs were prepped, Mitsui workers did the unenviable task of installing the top and side level PMTs - a total of 170 PMTs! In addition, plug construction was occuring at the same time. Soon thereafter, we started installing the Tyvek. ![]() Installation complete! - for this side level PMT at any rate December 5, 2000 ![]() Mitsui workers lift a PMT from the floor up through the scaffolding to one of the three lower side levels December 6, 2000 ![]() Two workers must hold the PMT in place while a third quickly bolts it into position December 6, 2000 ![]() The workers put the finishing touches on the PMT December 6, 2000 ![]() A view from outside the KamLAND cavity down near the plug. At this point, the huge hole has been cemented in and the plug has been inserted December 8, 2000 Watch us hang Tyvek. Click here to return to the installation process main page! Last updated: June 13, 2001 jamessim@tunl.duke.edu |